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SchoolNEWSLETTER 293

Values – Care – Achievement

Thursday 8 February 2018

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Head’s Introduction

Food for ThoughtThis week during Collective Worship form groups have been considering what qualities make a good role model and the place of our school values. One of the quotes we have spent some time thinking about is:

“The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.” Michael Jordan, American former professional basketball player.

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We welcome all feedback and thank all parents for their valuable contributions. If you have a query or simply an observation about the school please complete the form online.

AHS Feedback

Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish

everyone a safe half term and we look forward

to welcoming all our students back on Monday

19 February. I would also like to thank all those

parents who took the time to attend the Year

8 Parents’ Evening last night, I realise that you

have been regular visitors to the school over recent weeks, but

hopefully will now have all the information you need to make

informed choices.

Fri 9 Feb12-16 Feb

Mon 19 FebTue 20 Feb

Wed 21 Feb28 Feb-2 Mar

Thu 1 MarTue 13 Mar

School finishes at 3.10pmHalf Term HolidayStudents returnMusic Trip Information Evening, Sixth Form Library, 6.00-7.00pmMeningitis VaccinationsSchool Show: School of Rock, Main Hall, 7.00pmWorld Book DayAnnual Holgate Science Lecture, 7.30pm, NSLC

Upcoming Events

School of RockTickets for School of Rock are now ON SALE! Performances are on: Thursday 28 February, Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March., 7.00pm Tickets are available from Main Reception - £4 Adults and £2.50 child/students. Family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) are £12. Come along and support the school.

Annual Holgate Science LectureThis year’s lecture, ‘Green Chemistry for Tomorrow’s World Today’, is given by Dr Avtar Matharu, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, on Tuesday 13 March, 7.30pm, in the National Science Learning Centre, University of York. Everyone is welcome to attend, admission is free.

Geography Worldwise QuizOn Monday, the Geography department hosted a Geographical Association Worldwise quiz for York. We were delighted to welcome six other schools from across the city and to enter our own team of three Year 10 students.

Our brilliant team took the lead in the first round and by the end of round 10 were joint leaders with students from Bootham School, sending the quiz into a tiebreaker final. After a nail biting 3rd round tiebreaker, our Year 10 students were narrowly beaten by the very deserving Bootham team, but we are incredibly proud of their efforts and very impressed with the geographical knowledge that was demonstrated throughout the challenge. Well done!

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK!


This Week’s Main School News

Year 11 Updates and Period 6 A reminder that Year 11 will be sitting their second set of mocks during the first week back. It is vital every student attends during this period as these mocks will provide an accurate indicator of where your child needs further support and an indicator of their current level. We have spent time this week discussing priorities for Year 11 over the half term. Students understand they should work through a reasonable revision schedule throughout the half term and ensure they build in time to rest and relax. I will be contacting you all shortly after half term regarding the end of Year 11 celebrations which will include the reward trip, Prom, Year Book and hoodies. As ever, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Williams (Head of Year) or Mrs Chappell (Pastoral Support Worker).

Mon

19 Feb

EnglishEnglishMathsMaths

Session 1: Romeo and Juliet Session 2: Sign of Four plot Mock revisionMock revision

Tues

20 Feb

RE

ArtBusinessSociology

GraphicsProduct DesignICTFrenchEngineeringTravel & Tourism

MusicMedia

PEDramaFoodTextiles

Liberal Muslim teaching and scripture on the Thematic unitsAssessment Objective 2 - Development of ideas Unit 3: Promoting a Brand - Assignment 1Families and Households - How to write extended answers Exam Content - Working DrawingsExam Content - Exam Prep SheetUnit 1: Exam Session Listening skills - V/T/PM and P/N/P+N questions Exam revision session - Material Unit 2: Development of assignment and meeting briefComposition support and programme notesUnit 1: TV serial drama; Improvements and completion of horror trailers and assistance with evaluations Anerobic/anaerobic exercise Component 2 rehearsals (group 5)Evaluative work-costing analysis Assessment Objective 2 - Development of ideas

Wed

21 FebScience Bioenergetics

Thu

22 Feb

HistoryGeographyComputer Science

Crime and Punishment River landscapes in the UKRevision Paper 1: Past exam questions

Get Exam Ready!Top Tip #3: Get into the habit of drinking plenty of water throughout the day. It is thought that drinking more water can boost brain power by 14%. Every little helps!

Year 11 RewardsEach week, teachers identify students who are going above and beyond in their lessons. The following students have all been nominated by teachers for demonstrating exceptional effort in their lessons. Well done! Vouchers will be awarded to:

Ellie-Mae Croft Tash Smith Dom Baker Chloe Rochester Owen Duffin Henry Ewen Olivia Sellars

The following students will have their work displayed on the school’s ‘Wall of Excellence’:

Cameron Pringle Lia Thompson Nita Jashari Sam Cooper Cameron Pringle Tom Hields Carmen Sharples Charlie Jebson- King Ellie-Mae Croft Georgia Timms Izzy Shutt Liberty Simpson Teigan Bickerdike Henry Hudson Cameron Boardman Charlotte Deighton Dan Myers Tash Smith Nicole Powell Sidar Altin Alice Wainwright Alisha Ingledew Dan Durkin Dom Baker Hope McMaw Kian Oliver Ben Kennedy Kennedy Elmer Megan Heather Tom Smith Chloe Hardcastle Chloe Rochester Kitty May Livia Avey Maia Kazakova Garcia Natalie Roberts Eduard Bogdan Amihaiesi Ellie Heppell Ellie Jenkinson Ellis Dowd Jodie Hardcastle Maia Kazakova Garcia Megan Haslehurst Melissa Zengin Owen Duffin Shalaine Evans Thomas Mennell Aasiyah Surve Kaspar Callum Katie Astle Shalaine Evans Abi Robinson Amelia Mclaren Archie Mortar Bryn Martin Danyal Ismail Harry Johnson Henry Ewen Imogen Lewis Ogden Kieran Bulmer Leah Chapman Rosie Chivers Sophie Kirkman Elizabeth Tunnicliffe Annie Thompson George Chilton Jensen Brown Kharys Day Libby Simpson Nele Haendlmayer Olivia Sellars Harith Timen

200 Club WinnersThe School Association runs a ‘200 Club’ where members pay £12 a year for a chance to win 50% of the month’s takings (so the more

members, the more prize money!), the remaining 50% is managed by the Association which donates money to the school for specific projects. For further information please contact Miss Burgess or email ([email protected]).

Jan 18:

1st - Mrs D Wright 2nd - Mr S Silver 3rd - Mrs P Phillips


This Week’s Sixth Form News

Rewards and Recognition

The Gold Award - At Archbishop Holgate’s, we truly value hard work and effort. Each week, Heads of Year select two members of their year group to appear on the “Wall of Excellence” reflecting exceptional work and effort where students have done something extra special in lessons or in the wider life of the school. Winners of the Gold Award will receive a weekly prize. The following students have been awarded the Gold Award...

Jack Argent, Kx - For always having a smile and for being polite and well behaved towards others. Well done! Mrs Edmondson

Emine Babucheva, 7Bm - For her fantastic effort in the accelerated reading programme – a top quizzer! Well done! Mrs Edmondson

Hannah Leach, 8Ja - A fabulous member of the recent student interview panel. She is also very conscientious and hard working in lessons. Well done Hannah. Mrs Avey

Ruben Milner, 8Cr - Ruben is hardworking, well organised, polite and calm. Nothing seems to faze him. He’s a credit to the year group. Well done. Mrs Avey

Greta Pranulyte, 9Hp - For her superb leadership skills as Managing Director on Industry Day. Well done! Mr Wiles

Isabelle Simpson, 9Al - For a superb effort on Industry Day. Well done! Mr Wiles

Lucy Hall, 10Gs - For her excellent performance in RE, English and Maths; completely focussed and solid work ethic. Well done. Miss Turvey

Joe Pipe, 10Pi - For living the school values, especially compassion into being, in his support of other students. Miss Turvey

Melissa Zengin, 11Mr - For her improved effort and resilience. Well done! Mr Williams

Dan Myers, 11Bs - For the resilience he has shown and the massive improvements in his attendance. Mr Williams

Dominic Dawson, 12Da - For the excellent volunteering feedback he received. Mrs Hopkinson Kearney

Erin Snowden, 12Yg - For her sustained work ethic and effort in lessons. Well done! Mrs Hopkinson Kearney

Lucy Pennock, 13Nc - For a great effort turning her photography coursework around. Very impressive! Miss De Lashley

Kewell Ford, 13Cn - Shows a consistent approach to everything he does. Hard working, always here and always on time. The perfect Gent! Well done! Miss De Lashley

UCAS Key Dates2 May: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 31 March you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

7 June: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 3 May you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

21 June: If you receive all your university/college decisions by 7 June you must reply to any offers by this date or they will be declined.

Key Dates• Year 12 Mock Results Monday 19 February• Second Sixth Form Parents’ Evening Wednesday 7 March• Formal Summer Assessment Period Thursday 19 April - June• Year 13 Leavers’ Day Friday 25 May• Year 12 Internal Assessment week w/c Monday 2 July

Year 12 WorkSkills

Enrichment Day to Yorkshire Wildlife ParkIt started off a very cold day, so a visit to the café was definitely in order to warm us all up. Despite the cold it was still a very enjoyable day. The many animals we were fortunate to see was amazing: mischievous Meerkats and Mongoose, powerful Polar Bears, Tigers, Lions, very noisy Lemurs, elegant Giraffes, boastful Baboons, rather sleepy Painted Dogs, very shy Leopards, plus many others. All in all we had a super day and it was a privilege to see such amazing animals. As the day progressed the sun came out and we were able to have our picnic lunch in the sunshine. A super enriching day out was had by all.

Student LeadersOur new team of Student Leaders have impressed so far with their support for the school community. They have supported a range events from Parents’ Evening to Industry Day last Friday. They were a necessary part of the team that worked together to put on such a large and successful event. Thank you!

Year 12 Mock ResultsOn Monday 19 February, Year 12 will receive their mock results during an assembly. This will be followed by 1-2-1 meetings for each student with their Form Tutor to discuss intervention, concerns and celebrations. This is an important time for Year 12 to reflect on their progress and direct their efforts on particular areas of focus to enable further progress.


PLEASE SHARE: If you would like to share students’ achievements in the community with us, then please email [email protected]. It’s always nice to celebrate what students are accomplishing outside of school

Sports Corner

Global Citizenship: the rights, responsibilities and duties that come with being a member of the global entity as a citizen of a particular nation or place.

OF THE WEEK

As we all look forward to half-term after what has been a truly busy five weeks, what better time for Year 11 and 13 students to turn their attention towards their exams. Yes, it’s important you rest and catch up with friends and family, but have you considered the fact that experts say it’s better to start revision sooner, rather than later. To help you out, here are a few other ‘Top Tips’ to help you get the most out of revision:

1. Create a Revision Timetable 2. Practice, Practice, Practice (Past Papers) 3. Collaborate with Classmates in Groups 4. Take Regular Study Breaks (but don’t spend all of your time on a break!) 5. Understand Your Learning Style (once you understand you’re a visual, auditory, reading/writing or kinaesthetic learner, then remembering and recalling new information will become much easier!) 6. Variety is the Spice of Life! Mix up your study habits and methods by listening to podcasts, watching videos or documentaries, moving to a new study area or even something as simple as using different colours for your study notes. 7. Use Mind Maps to Connect Ideas. 8. Adapt for Different Subjects – For example, Flashcards are an ideal study aid to help you prepare for a language exam where you need to remember key terms.

Take Notes – Why? Because… Highlight Effectively… Make Mind Maps Matter…

KarateA special mention to Arthur Sharpe who has recently achieved his Black Belt on his first attempt. He started Karate 3 years ago and has worked really hard. Well done Arthur!

Netball - On Monday night AHS had two fantastic Netball matches against Manor School. Even though we did not come home with a win, all students embraced the ethos of the school by showing resilience, compassion for each other and teamwork. Star players of the matches were Antonia Sorica and Jess Taylor who were both consistent in strong defence play.

Cricket

The year 8 Cricket team continued from where they left off at the end of last season finishing joint top of the area indoor cricket league. They lost only to Tadcaster but beat York High and Fulford. George Pye and Feargus Brown were the pick of the bowlers and Will Leonard was brilliant with the bat. Well done to all involved.

@AHSTextiles: GCSE Textiles, superb standard of work.


Time Out from AngerWe all get angry – it’s what we do with it that matters.” This 4-session course for parents looks at: what makes us angry; safe ways to deal with our anger; how we can help our children to deal better with their anger. When: Wednesdays 28 Feb, 7, 14, 21 Mar, 9.30-11.30am, at The Learning Centre, Scarcroft Primary School, Moss Street, York, Y023 1BS.

How do I keep them safe?Family Matters York & Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust are holding two E-Safety Workshops. Fun, informal sessions for parents with discussion on: issues around mobile phones, social networking, gaming and what parents can do about them; helping children to become SMART internet users; setting and maintaining reasonable boundaries; cyberbullying, where to go for help and advice. When: Tuesday 27 February, 4.00-6.00pm and 6.30–8.30pm, at Archbishop Holgate’s School.

There is no charge to attend the workshop and you only need to attend one – they are identical.

To book a place or for any further information about the above events please contact Helen Atkinson on 07393 147259 or email: [email protected]. The course is free to attend thanks to generous funding from Awards for All, part of the Big Lottery Fund.

Literacy News

Accelerated ReaderSince October, Year 7 students have completed over 1100 quizzes on Accelerated Reader. This is a huge achievement! Well done to 7Kx who are the most accurate quizzers – they have scored 85% on 80% of their quizzes!

Form Group

Quizzes taken

Top QuizzerPoints per

Form

7Bl 129 Millie Cartmail 660

7Bm 160Louie Mantovani

(most accurate quizzer)770

7By 64Katie Barkley


7Cy 147 Oscar Greenhalgh 711

7Gr 120Alice Woolway


7Hf 173 Isabella Stockdale 974

7Hv 81Elizabeth Middleton


7Kx 79 Zach Hindle 407

7NTh 74 Ash Lightfoot 405

7Wm 136 Ben Longstaff 667

A Million Words...We’re also delighted that the following students have read a million words since October – this is the equivalent of reading War and Peace twice! Millie Cartmail, 7Bl Benjamin Hawksworth, 7Bm Kyle Taylor, 7Cy Gideon Dean, 7Gr Claudia Moore, 7Hf Isabella Stockdale, 7Hf

AHS English Writing BlogStudents are warmly invited and encouraged to visit the new AHS English writing blog at www.ahswriting.wordpress.com.

Here, students can explore examples of their teachers’ writing, as well as having the opportunity to submit their own writing to be read by peers and teachers. Students are encouraged to submit examples of their own personal, creative writing, or pieces they have done in class and are proud of. Through the blog, students can then read and comment on each other’s work, or directly Tweet their writing to the AHS English Twitter feed.

All students need to do is click on the ‘Submit Writing’ button on the main menu, type it up or copy and paste it from a document, and wait for it to be approved by their teacher. After that, their writing will appear on the website for all to read!

Blog Post of the WeekBy Abigail Emerson, 8Ob

https://ahswriting.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/pale-demon-by-abigail-emerson/

She had a smile like a clown, but the face of the devil. She had long twig fingers that gripped onto her previous meal, but her eyes were gripped onto me, I believed I was the dessert. Her body cricked and crimpled as she creeps towards me. I shiver and scream at the terrorising torture, my blood flows forward towards the creature. She touched the blood and it curdled, then she lowered her head towards the ground and ate the curdled blood. This gave me enough time to whack her with a rotted rusty brass pipe and run. My feet glided across the wet, muddy grass making it hard to get away. I ran into the middle of the road waiting for the creature to catch up with me - and it did. It ran at me, but I moved back letting it be hit by a bus. I checked its pulse; there was none of course because it kept smiling as it turned to dust at the sun rising.

Year 7 Bright Sparks Learning ChallengesReminder: the deadline to submit entries is this Friday, 9 February. Mr Lever.

Rock God AcademyThere will be a weekly music session during term time at Archbishop Holgate’s School, starting Tuesday 20 February. RGA Music Centre will run from 5.00-7.00pm every Tuesday and will feature tuition in Rock Bands and a Pop Choir. For more information please go to: www.rockgodacademy.com

Flash Marking SystemFrom September, the English department will be taking part in a nationwide marking trial run by the Education Endowment Fund. The trial will focus on the impact of a code-based ‘Flash marking’ system on student progress and teacher workload.

The trial will focus on students who enter Year 10 in September 2018. Please see attached letter for further information.

If you have any questions, please email Mrs McMurdo (Head of English) at: [email protected]. For an overview of the project, please visit: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/flash-marking/.

07 February 2018 Dear Parent/Carer, Research Study – FLASH Marking in English We are pleased to let you know that Archbishop Holgate’s School has signed up to take part in a national research and development project called FLASH marking. The head teacher has given permission for the programme to be delivered to all pupils starting Year 10 in September 2018. The project will run until these pupils leave school in June 2020. FLASH marking is a programme designed to provide simple and helpful written feedback to pupils in their English lessons. It provides a series of codes to explain where pupils have done something well and to show them areas where they can develop their learning and make further progress. The codes are used instead of grading. The programme has been developed by Meols Cop High School in Southport. They will be training English teachers at your child’s school in this feedback method. FLASH marking is designed to improve children’s attainment and progress in English Language and English Literature. The coding system allows teachers to provide individualised feedback which pupils can then act on in order to improve and develop in English. Schools will be randomly selected to participate in this intervention. Half of the schools which have agreed to be part of the study will receive the FLASH marking intervention while half will not, and will continue with their usual marking practices. Previous studies have shown that high quality feedback can have a positive impact on children’s academic performance. Meols Cop High School have delivered FLASH marking in a small number of schools already and feel that it has the potential to support pupils’ English attainment. A team from Durham University are working with Meols Cop High School to study the impact of FLASH marking on children’s English attainment. To enable us to do this we will be using pupils’ GCSE English grades. To help us with this research the evaluators will access the National Pupil Database (NPD) to obtain Key Stage 2 data and GCSE results in English through linking with the National Pupil Database (NPD). The information will also include details such as gender and free school meal status to allow further evaluation. All pupil and assessment data will be treated in the strictest confidence and never be made public. No individuals will be identified or identifiable. The data for your child’s school will be analysed anonymously, together with data from other schools, and no individual pupils or schools will be named in any report. The data will be anonymised (no names will be attached) and shared by Durham University with the Education Endowment Foundation data archive. We hope you will support this important study. If you do not wish for us to use your child’s data, you can opt out by signing below and returning the form to Mrs McMurdo by 15th February 2018. Your child will not be disadvantaged in any way. If you have further questions about the project or the evaluation you can contact us directly. Contact details are below:

Yours faithfully, Sarah Cunliffe (Project Lead at Meols Cop High School) Email: [email protected]

Dr Rebecca Morris (Lead Evaluator) Durham University Email: [email protected]

Flash Marking | Meols Cop Research School | Meols Cop Road | Southport | PR8 6JS

01704 502569 www.flashmarking.co.uk

[email protected] @flashmarking

NB: You do not need to return this form if you are happy for your child’s data to be used in the way described above. The information above is only applicable if your child is due to start year 10 in September 2018 Child’s Name __________________________ School Name _______________ I do not want my child’s anonymized data to be used within the FLASH marking project evaluation. Name of parent/caregiver: ____________________ Relationship to child: _________________________ Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ______________ Return to Mrs McMurdo by 15th February 2018

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